Cheap Vs Expensive Steering Locks TESTED
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- This week, we take a look at a variety of steering locks - starting with the cheapest to the most expensive - to find out how effective they really are at keeping your car safe!
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I had to pause the video multiple times to catch my breath. I was wheezing so hard like a dog's chew toy on full blast. This is gold content guys! Top-notch consumer advice and this is how every product should be tested and presented, not with dry data and numbers flying everywhere. My God, I have to rewatch it again and again.
i just couldn't stop laughing anymore!
@@mistermistero652 see when u laugh so much so much ur cheek bones hurt.
Exactly, mate, i felt like an airmattress, on the last pew pounds before being flat: there's some air left, but you can't squeeze hard-enough..
These blokes are proper twits, they are.....right loonies !!! All the times sounding that horn must have impacted their judgement (to use the term loosely)
Same
Said it before but Taylor is a perfect addition to these videos and I love that he’s appearing so regularly
Hilarious video, and some good consumer info in amongst the chaos. Much like the array of chains, locks and assorted ironmongery that I drape my motorcycle in though, they seem to mostly be deterrents rather than able to stop a professional with intent. It's a case of 'make them nick your neighbour's car instead'. Still good to have though, especially if you don't like the neighbour.
Yup. A planned theft would just have the car on the back of a loader and gone. But these stop or at least hinder opportunistic scum. I heard with the disklock the scum fill the back in with spray foam. No more spinny in seconds.
Well in the end, if they want it, you'll loose it at some point. But exactly as you say, it's about making them think it'll take to long for them to steal your car (in this case) and have them go for any other car instead.
About 10 years ago i had a car stolen from me, it wasn't a very special car, not worth a lot of money and i never thought someone would nick it. I was very suprised when i got back to te place i parked my car and discovered another car was on the spot i parked mine.
It was an old cheap shitbox i used as a sort of work van (Alex probably knows what i mean now) but someone saw my old '97 Astra Wagon and figured they needed it more than i did. I was happy my tools weren't in there. Never got it back, turned out i had insured the car for damage by fire or theft, didn't give it much thought and bought another shitbox/workvan daily driver.
@@destructionnl8165 the vast majority of car thefts are spur of the moment anyway, so this protects against the vast majority!
@@destructionnl8165 People will steal anything, years back I had a 1.0L Nova(...) which got nicked when we were out clubbing, my turn to drive. I guess someone just didn't want to pay for a cab home. It was a karma moment though, it had feck all petrol and it was found abandoned out of fuel halfway between Middlesbrough and Guisborough. The thieves will have had some walk even to go nick another car lol
@@destructionnl8165 On the other hand, at this rate I'm at risk of them nicking my bike just to weigh in the scrap value of the locks 😂
Alex is the perfect car thief - being height impaired, you'll never see him coming.
The term is "vertically challenged". 😅
Vertically challenged 🤣
He's just short for his height.
Neither does his missus
Best thing I’ve heard all year so far.
can we the comment section start a petition to have Taylor and Alex to make more videos together. its like two brothers pissing around for 15-20 minutes and its amazing content to watch! keep up the good work!
Back in the 90's, it was easier to steal a car fitted with a Stoplock than without. Apparently, the thief would use it as a lever to break the steering lock, then cut the steering wheel to remove it. 😃
It worked that way in the 80's as well.
So basically what you're saying is, thieves in the '80s and '90s wandered around with a Stoplock handy just to fit them on the cars they wanted to steal ?
Yep, they should've just used the hacksaw on the actual steering wheel!
@@douglaspalmer4794 exactly
@Matt Hargreaves That makes me sad.
Honestly, hidden fuel cutoff switch is probably the best. Someone is gonna get in the car, somehow get it to crank over, and notice it doesn't start. At that point they'll probably decide it is not worth their trouble.
Or the biggest chad move, quick release steering wheel and just take it with you, lol.
Or battery isolating switch on battery terminal - even easier!
@@benbrisbourne8592 I think that would be easier to find and fix than a fuel cutoff.
The quick release works... until the theives come with a pair of mole grips...
a magnetic swicht for ignition or fuel pump is the best , you can hide it behind a panel
@@NikoMoraKamu A magnetic switch is smart. Just make sure no weird magnetic fields can make it go off while driving... Would be bad if it goes off when you place your phone somewhere and your ignition cuts out suddenly.
Absolutely brilliant entertainment. Ur doing a good job Alex keep it up 👍
Taylor is a lot more chaotic than how he seems.
At first I thought he'd been more level headed than Alex 😂
Turned out he's as maniac as Alex is
I’ve got that Stoplock thing so I’ll try and sledgehammer proof my car, thanks for the good consumer advice 👍
This is what the Internet was invented for. Informative, entertaining and just bloody good fun to watch. Loving this channel fella.
In two minutes, the Lock Picking Lawyer would have picked the locks of all three security devices. And that includes his usual narration!
Information disguised as entertainment is the perfect description of this video! Good stuff Alex 😂
This was absolutely hilarious, we need more laughter content like this!
I haven’t laughed so much watching a video, deffo one of my fav videos. Loved Taylor too, he needs to be featured more of your videos. You both are really comical together. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
One of the best videos of the year on UA-cam I think
Do more with Taylor, you work well together
I use a stop lock as it takes no space to slide it into the back footwell when your not using it & they stole my car but had to cut through the steering wheel to do it.
Also after speaking to an ex car thief I was told they use the length of the steering lock as leverage to break the integral steering lock.but with keyless entry they don’t need keys to start or get the alarm to disable & the integral steering lock also is disabled & yes the ford keyless is so bad you might as well leave the doors open.
I’d use the stop lock but angle the long bit so it can’t be used as leverage to break integral lock & is a hard angle to use a hacksaw on.
The most I've laughed in a long time, thank you guys honestly this video is gold
Car thieves love steering locks, they often help with breaking the factory steering lock. I have pursued many a car with a bent steering wheel back when such devices were far more common
With the first two locks , if it fits that way the long end needs to up and right, between the A pillar and winscreen. It should minimise the amount of movement available.
The real value in any such device is to simply be a visual deterrent, have the toe-rag look at the next car that may be easier.
right okay may as well ask. on a datsun 120y-sounding situation, whats the likelihood ill get nicked
Just love how your clearly all having fun, and are mates having a laugh at the same time of some 'serious' science 😁
A steering lock saved my friends Civic Type R, his pride and joy. Someone had stolen his car keys at a bowling alley, but couldn't go anywhere and let the car idling in the parking lot
Surely the key for the lock would have been on his keys
@@lukecowell7516 If you do things properly the keys should be kept separate.
I have a Stop Lock the Police were giving out to people years ago . Ive found it to be a tad heavy and it can set the horn off leaning on my Mitsubishi Momo wheel . Ive a actual alloy wheel clamp and the looks you get fitting it on car parks , people think your actually clamping a car not stopping it from being nicked
I think I'll stick to my immobiliser than to bother with a clamp every time! Got it linked to the clutch pedal switch, car won't start without it, dashboard shows key icon so it's not obvious what the issue is. Switch is hidden, although I have a second one activated by GPRS.
@@hippopotamus86 the factory immobiliser in my car is perfectly fine at preventing my car from being started
Would have been easier to use the hacksaw on the steering wheel itself
abc news did a special on car theft years ago. thieves simple did exactly what you said and had the lock off in less than a minute.
Yup. Anything other than a disc lock is a total waste of time and money for that very reason
Your not exactly a criminal mastermind
Now that's contiguous laughter 😂😂 brilliant stuff lads
I watched your video and I really do appreciate what you guys have done with this video. I just took a decision now after watching your video and I will go for the STOPLOCK PRO because it really proved to be difficult to crack plus value for money at $50.
Again, I appreciate what you guys have done because you spent money buying these locks to just destroy them. I just bought my car and I haven't been sleeping well because of the absence of a proper steering lock device. My car is usually parked in front of my house and I think every thief wants a discreet operation which the STOPLOCK will not guarantee. I will use it to deter or delay them from putting me in pain.
Thank you great guys
Since the police never tested it, it never failed a police test.
Love your work 👍
Taylor is an absolute natural at this - more of him on the channel please, Alex. Great vid lads.
I think a criminal would know to pull out the fuse for the horn 😂
Just an fyi to all....
.....Its just so much easyer to use a small saw and just cut through the steering wheel.
If you attempt to use a saw to steal a car in residential neighborhood..good luck making it to your next birthday....nobody is playing games with criminals anymore.
This is some of the funniest stuff I have seen on UA-cam in a long time. This content is amazing. A group of mates doing whatever comes to mind trying to test this stuff. Loved it and this is what youTube used to consist of and should continue to have more of it.
Fiesta ST 2017..... get the steering lock pro....fits perfectly and when if you put it on so that each set of black locking pins pass on either side of the steering wheel control buttons. To get it off they will need 2 cuts on the steering wheel near the yellow bit and then 2 cuts in the steering wheel for EACH locking pin. Either that or they need to cut through one of the steering wheels two spokes which is game over
This video was 90% giggling like school girls. But it was contagious as it had me giggling along with you 🤣🤣 great video!!!
By far the best video you have made, you and Taylor are a great combo - really natural together and was like watching your best friends having a proper proper giggle 😂😂 LOVEEEE
Destroying a Vectra in the interest of product testing was a stroke of genius.
I was crying laughing🤣🤣
Loving the channel Alex❤
Its only a vectra im still surprised its even still around.
@@chrishart8548 1.9 diesel Vectra are good cars, they're just the peak of dullness. Respond well to tuning though, the ex police 1.9 especially are pretty quick
@@mrcaboosevg6089 but where have they all gone it's very rare to see one now.
@@chrishart8548 Scrapped i would imagine, i scrapped mine even though there was nothing wrong with it. They're just worthless, it's not like they rust either since mine didn't have a spec of rust on it
There very underrated cars. Shame its reputation was demonotised by top gear. Seen plenty of ones exceed 200,000 miles
Since most crime, I think around 90% or so, are opportunity crimes, the locks are probably an effective deterrent
So funny I showed the whole video to my wife, who couldn't give a toss about cars and she loved it 😂
That ratty old Vauxhal is your best deterrent 😂
Hands down this is your funniest video on this channel literally had us all laughing like little school girls 🤣
No cost anti theft for any vehicle - pull the fuel pump, and or start fuses. Can also get a battery quick disconnect and fuel cut off switch, those cost some minor monies
This is what I'm thinking too. My hyundai was stolen and recovered with $2100 of damage. Geico victimized me again by only paying 1/3 the cost to repair. PD said get the Club but that looks easy to break. So disabling the vehicle makes the most sense.
Brilliant, loved it. Great consumer advice right there, done in the best way possible. With humor.
For the Club or Stoplock types, someone once told me that thieves usually cut through the steering wheel instead of the lock.
No 1st we use the stoplock to break the steering lock then use a hacksaw to cut the steering wheel the stop lock actually helps to steal a car back in the day mk1-2 astras were know as 10 second cars that's how long it took to steal them
An old metro can be stollen with just a coin in under 10 seconds
I’ve not laughed that hard in a lonnngggg time!
Your videos are just getting better and better Alex thank you!
Ive got the stoplock pro elite, you'll need to come tooled up to get it off which stops opportunist thieves, obviously someone determined enough will get the car if they want to but its about making it difficult so theymove onto another target.
Not only is this informative but it's also comedy gold!
You can snap most steering locks by hand. You need your pal in the pessenger seat to put his foot across and help you turn the wheel whilst you pull from the outside. I only recommend full face locks as someone I know tried cutting a few and never got them off. Pedal boxes are also very very difficult to get off.
I view steering locks as more of a visual deterrent for the chancer type thief than stopping a professional thief.
Its amazing how locks are just an illusion of security. I've broken into my own key safes and house with just a drill and a screwdriver.
This has go to be the funniest video I’ve seen in a while, absolutely hilarious
back in the 90's around here people used to just cut the steering wheel.
Many years ago I had a Morris Marina (yes it was beige!) where the gearstick would simply come out of the floor if you pulled it up. Great deterrent - I used to just take the gearstick indoors every night 😂 Though who in their right mind would want to steal a Marina ....!
This has to the most hilarious test video on YT. You two almost made my brain lock up with your testing antics.
The best theft prevention is not parking in or around Birmingham 😂
Or London
100% effective in police tests doesn’t mean it can’t be broken. It means it takes more than a few minutes.
After seeing this, I would rather go with a well hidden kill switch that cuts power to the entire car, the fuel pump, or ignition system.
Yep. I stopped my car being stolen with a hidden switch for the fuel pump. Simple
@@robtt997 I had an escort mk5 if you open the glove box there is a gap along the top edge I hid a switch in there. And ran some hidden black wires down to the drivers footwear there was some box in there that controlled the fuel pump. At first I started taking the whole unit out. It was only the size of a cassette tape. But I was worried if I ever lost it it could be an expensive part and also I wouldn't be able to use the car.
@@chrishart8548 I wonder if the next owner of my Cav SRi ever found the switch ! Just hope he wasn’t giving it the beans at the time lol
How about a none hidden labelled kill switch that is wired to something that kills the thief, technically if youve labelled it its their own fault for pressing the switch.
Got to think of the desperate nature of criminals, I'd rather wake up to find the car gone, than be woken up by the ba£%ards to start it for them! Especially now that the police don't count car theft as an emergency.
I'd wire a capacitor to the house door and windows too.
most thieves don't go for the locks if they are there but the wheel itself, cut through and remove
I laughed my ass off! Trying to drive with the steering wheel lock on was like watching the three stooges! Now I have the double hook steering wheel club, brake club, dash board club, a viper alarm system, a motion detector for the inside of the car from Amazon, and steel plates welded over my catalytic converters. The premise beind stealing a car is to do in 30 to 40 sconds or under a minute. The more obstacles you put in the way of a car thief the better. Also decals for the outsode of the door by the handles reflecting GPS and Ararm system is also a deterent. I had to do these measures because I have a KIA! I doubt a car thief will take the time to try and steal my car with all these obstacles in the way. Hopefully he'll just go on his way to the next car. Great vid though!
I live in a very high risk area for car theft and i have had my disklok for two years and i lock my car everywhere i go and am militant with locking it every night at home and have a special hide spot for my keys - the lock is excellent and i havent had my car stolen - the other day when i went shopping i saw two teen car thieves eyeing off my car (it is a nice Audi and tempting) but they saw the lock and didnt bother trying
Is it still going strong
Who knew stealing the same car three times could be this much fun?
You guys are a riot! thanks. The disklok seemed like it's bar was way too short and you could easily drive it without taking it off. Just take off the pastic of the door and you will be good to go. The middle one definitely worked the best
The steering wheel isnt moving the disklok spins around the wheel
These are exactly the automotive shenanigans I subscribed for.
The first 2 are a waste of time. The can be removed quickly by cutting through the steering wheel, rather that trying to break the lock off. It would still leave the car drivable, the steering wheel can be replaced, and if you're nicking for parts then the steering wheel isn't high on the parts resale value list.
3:48... Who knew that Alex having too much fun and laughing too much, morphs his face to look like Shmee 😂
for the average thief the club is enough. it will discourage most joy ridders . if you have some hot car that gets stolen often (like a dodge charger) then maybe a step up . but the thing here is to create layers of annoyance .if I was a car thief I would problaly skip a car with a club on it. the owners obviously values his car and that prooblaly won't be the only thing there to keep me from stealing it. maybe a GPS or silent alarm or a pulled fuse or something else or even an armed one.. I rather look for a car that the owner oobviously does not care if the car gets taken as it has full coverage insurance.
“Sorry I thought this was my car” 😂😂😂😂😂
With the Stoplock, just cut the steering wheel around where it attaches to get it off.
For the 2 bar type locks just cut a gap in the ring of the steering wheel and remove the bar .
Replace the steering wheel when safely at your lair .
Did anyone mention that you should saw through the steering wheel rim which is way easier to cut? I cannot believe how much weight Rory has put on compared to this video!
I hope this was a vehicle they sacrificed for science!! That stearing wheel is f*** no mater how fun it was to see this!! Personally, i feel brake locks should get more love here.
Your brakes are probably the strongest parts of your vehicle. It's not easy to cut through nor recommend if getting away safely is a priority lol. Loved this, though, as f** brilliant work as you guys need to do more of these. :)
In America, having a manual is the best deterrent.
Haven't watched yet but can tell you know there are 1000% worth it. Someone got into my cupra a couple of months ago, Long story short is they most likely had the 2nd key that was missing from the car when I bought it. They unlocked the car which beeped twice and woke me up. I got to the window and banged on it and they ran. They were trying to cut the stoplock off. If they did have the key I'd have no car... So from experience definitely worth it. I went out a bought the diskloc after.
Entertained and educated at the same time. to borrow a comment below "good consumer info in amongst the chaos". Never laughed as much watching a UA-cam video
Taylor on the verge of pissing himself had me on the verge of pissing myself. Don’t think the criminal life is the one for you lads.
I wonder what would happen if you deployed the airbag with the steering wheel lock on. 😂
The way they were treating the car hood! 😂 Damn
Taylor Is always a treat to see🤣🤣🤣🤣
One of the funniest things I've watched this year haha
This video was absolutely terrible to watch... Whilst putting my kids to sleep! I was cracking up! Good work boys!
I hate to say it, but I saw another video on UA-cam that totally disproved the round steering wheel lock. They had it off in 2 mins 40 secs. Not secure but rubbish. The sight of it would put some off but not the pros.
You should do this again but with other locks 🔐 say a seatbelt wheel lock and maybe some Peddle locks.
Had me laughing this one tho 😅😅
As an Halfords employee I love the comparing Halfords products vids I could watch these all day!
The most effective thief deterrent is that Vauxhall badge
My 2020 outlander got stolen recent so was looking to invest in security for the new car. You did a great job testing those and I'll will most probably purchase the big yellow 1 reasoning being with the 1st 2 you could actually cut the actual steering well and the slip them off. But the disk lock would prevent that
a donut media type of video with Alex's banter = great entertainment
One of the funniest videos I've seen in a while! Laughed my ass off boys 🤣
When I had my Cavalier SRI stolen back in the day, they cut the steering wheel in half to remove it.
The police test in question was beating a confession out of scroate with crooklock 😆
Biggest problem is where do you put the disklock ? If it's not handy then you simply don't use it when needed !! Stoplok every time
Always nice to have Taylor in the vids. Brilliant one this was.
Video worth it just for Taylor's laugh!
Had a great laugh. Love to see more of prime content like this. Maybe theres a chance where you blow up an airbag with a disklock on
nothing but chaos from start to finish, and i bloody love it
No, the full Thatcham approved circle lock is the best
Old lady here, I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes.
Oh my god, that horn!! Your tears had me in tears! So genuinely stupidly funny!!
nice send of humor video but done a great test of the locks to its maximum strenght :-).. well done guys.. keep providing contents like this
God you made a hash of getting those locks off
u missed the quickest way for the first 2.... you just cut the wheel itself. bend out of way, remove the clamp bend back and off you go... also standing on the wheel helps snap steering lock.
Yes Captain, you should have made it to the nearby runway and not gone in the river. We established that after the 18th try. Give these locks a break. The second one you spent a day and made more noise than construction on Golden Gate bridge.
When the chuckle brothers try to steal a car..... 🤣🤣
Rory just with the firm "NO" at the end as Alex goes towards the lens with the sledgehammer 😂